European GP: Sauber Friday practice notes
Sauber Petronas drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Felipe Massa finished 16th and 20th respectively after today's first practice sessions for the European Grand Prix. Giancarlo Fisichella: "It was most unfortunate that I had an engine ...
Sauber Petronas drivers Giancarlo Fisichella and Felipe Massa finished 16th and 20th respectively after today's first practice sessions for the European Grand Prix.
Giancarlo Fisichella:
"It was most unfortunate that I had an engine problem after such a short time this morning. Obviously that lost me valuable track time, but by far the most serious effect is that I must lose 10 grid places tomorrow. Right now I am feeling a little bit unlucky..."
Felipe Massa:
"This afternoon something went wrong with the electrics on my car, and I stopped by Turn 10 where Giancarlo stopped this morning. There was no warning, it just cut out. I was on a new set of tyres but never got to use them. On the positive side, the car felt nice and consistent on old tyres this morning and initially this afternoon."
Peter Sauber (Team Principal):
"Neither driver was able to complete his planned programme today. Giancarlo was stopped this morning by an engine problem and this afternoon Felipe ran into electrical trouble. We used our remaining time on race preparation."
Giancarlo Fisichella
Chassis: C23-03
Free practice 1: no time
Free practice 2: 1:30.974, 16th
Felipe Massa
Chassis: C23-06
Free practice 1: 1:31.673, 7th
Free practice 2: 1:32.310, 20th
-sauber-
Share Or Save This Story
On this day: Michael Schumacher wins… and stuns tifosi with F1 retirement
Defendant ordered to pay £250,000 legal fees in Felipe Massa F1 title case
Felipe Massa’s F1 2008 lawsuit will proceed to trial
You Ask The Questions: Robert Kubica
Lewis Hamilton 'almost signed for Sauber' before F1 debut, says Peter Sauber
F1 2025 season highlights: Fans crown Nico Hulkenberg's podium and Lando Norris's title as top moments
What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP
“High risk” and a chance of “chaos” - drivers open up on F1’s new Madring circuit
Max Verstappen’s short but telling reaction to F1’s new Madrid circuit
IMSA drivers react to tougher officiating ahead of Indianapolis
What we learned from Friday practice at the 2026 F1 Spanish GP
What F1's risky Madrid bet needs to get right in order to pay off
The deeper meaning of Vettel’s emotional Schumacher demo run at Monza
Why new Madrid F1 circuit will be a "challenging" test of cars and engines
Subscribe and access Motorsport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments